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District of Columbia Colleges with Lowest Enrollment Rate

This page lists the schools having low yield) in District of Columbia. The yield, also known as enrollment rate, is the percent of students who choose to enroll after having been offered admission. Higher yield means that more admitted students are finally enrolled into the school.
The Catholic University of America, has the lowest yield rate of 15.41% for academic year 2022-2023 in District of Columbia. Trinity Washington University is positioned second with 21.36% yield and George Washington University follows them with 22%. Next table shows the schools that have low yield rates with admission statistics and acceptance rates. We exclude colleges whose programs are focused on certificate, associate, and/or special subjects such as arts and music from the ranking. You may want to check colleges having the highest yield rates in District of Columbia.
District of Columbia Colleges with Lowest Enrollment Rate (2023)
NameYield# of Applicants# of Admitted# of EnrolledAcceptance Rate
1The Catholic University of America
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsWashington, DC
15.41% 5,801 4,965 765 85.59%
2Trinity Washington University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsWashington, DC
21.36% 758 735 157 96.97%
3George Washington University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsWashington, DC
22.02% 27,266 13,354 2,941 48.98%
4American University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsWashington, DC
22.22% 19,510 7,926 1,761 40.63%
5Howard University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsWashington, DC
24.31% 19,188 10,253 2,493 53.43%
6Georgetown University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsWashington, DC
48.70% 26,638 3,257 1,586 12.23%
7Gallaudet University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsWashington, DC
71.56% 380 225 161 59.21%